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Chapter FiveGeneral Functions (continued)

FloatToString Function

Overview

The FloatToString function converts a floating point value to a string, trimming trailing zeros or forcing a specified amount of decimal places.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

string = FloatToString ( float data, [int places] );

Parameters

data

A float number to convert.

places

An optional int specifying the number of decimal places.

Return Value

Returns a string containing the converted string or empty on failure. Use the GetLastError function to retrieve error information.

Remarks

This function differs from using FormatString in that the zeros can be trimmed or the decimal places extended or truncated.

Note that the function does not round if decimal places are truncated.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

Legato IDE, Legato Basic